Oven Door Glass Breakage

Kim freeman of ge wrote to me thursday offering to give some context around the rare instance when the glass in an oven door does break.

Oven door glass breakage.

Tempered glass by definition according to the national glass association nga a strong break resistant type of safety glass that if broken shatters into small granular pieces. The glass in oven doors has been strengthened to make it more resistant to heat and mechanical stress and less likely to shatter under these conditions than ordinary glass. Some of these micro fissures are created when the glass is tempered while others are created when something small bumps against the glass in the oven like a pan diamond ring or metal spoon. Spritz the cleaner on the outside of your oven door.

All glass used in ge appliances microwaves is tested and approved for use under underwriters laboratory s ul microwave standard. Only 4 left in stock order soon. More buying choices 57 95 3 new offers dome ovens cast iron glass door. The microwave industry uses heat strengthened glass for glass doors.

There are a number of ways a glass oven door can shatter but most of them have to do with tiny cracks that develop from something hitting the glass. Use a dry microfiber cloth to buff any streaks out of the glass. It is an unfortunate reality that products do fail from. Glass heat treated to withstand greater than normal forces on its surface uhh sure that explains a lot.

Ge warns consumers about inadvertent damage to glass oven doors including the potential for broken or shattered glass in its use and care guide a statement from general electric said. A slight tap against an oven shelf or a tiny scratch caused by cleaning or even an unlucky nudge from a bag of shopping can have the same effect later causing the glass to shatter. 5 0 out of 5 stars 1. There are other causes which can cause the oven door glass to explode too.

In the rare case the glass does break it is designed to break into small pieces. This is a heat treatment process the glass is put through that allows it to withstand a certain amount of impact. Whirlpool w4449259 wall oven door inner glass genuine original equipment manufacturer oem part. Using downward strokes wipe the cleaner and grime away with a microfiber cloth.

The glass on your oven door is tempered. This dump cloth will cause a change in the temperature around the glass. When the glass expands due to the heat it leaves the area around the dump cloth cooler and it does not expand as much as the other parts of the glass. The most common reason given for a broken oven glass door is the placements of a dump tablecloth on the door s handle.

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